What is Archer Daniels Midland's free cash flow margin?

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported free cash flow margin of 4.1% in Q3 2024.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

Archer Daniels Midland ADM Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

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3.7%-1.3pp

BungeBG

-1.1%-3.3pp

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

1.5%+0.6pp

General MillsGIS

9%-3.6pp

Church & DwightCHD

15.3%+2.2pp

Norfolk SouthernNSC

13.3%-2.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$20.5B+1.6%

Gross profit$1.2B+3.6%

Net income$298.0M+1.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.62+1.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$6.1B+50.7%

Total debt$9.5B-18.9%

Total equity$22.8B+3.1%

Total assets$55.6B+4.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$150.0M+144%

CapEx$194.0M-33.3%

Free cash flow-$44.0M+93.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$36.19B+52.0%

Enterprise value$39.59B+25.1%

P/E33.5×+16.0×

P/S0.5×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.3%0.0pp

Net margin1.3%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.8%—

Debt / equity0.4×-0.1×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Archer Daniels Midland’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=4.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Archer Daniels Midland’s 10-Q, filed November 4, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Archer Daniels Midland's free cash flow margin?: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported free cash flow margin of 4.1% in Q3 2024.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.